'Talk Talk - The Colour of Spring. The best album of the 1980s. Nothing more needs to be said.'
Damm right it is
I cited it because the list has a number of electronic music entries and in this genre, 76:14 was a seminal release. At least here in North America it’s recognised as such.
Hmm, similar yes but I wouldn’t say a rip-off. TD is the grandaddy of this whole genre. Once the sequencers get fired up, there are bound to be similar patterns from one artist to another and given TD’s volume of work, I’m sure many artists have derived parts of their creative output from them, inadvertently or not. I have tons of TD music; followed them from about 1971. Agreed there’s a tremendous amount of electronic music now. I will give Barker a listen. You may also want to download the free demo music from the International Electronic Music Alliance (FLAC file) which is a great collection.I love electronic music myself. I do still like 76:14 but never liked it as much after my mate pointed out that the best track on it, 8:07 is a total ripoff of Tangerine Dreams Love On A Real Train.
The current electronic scene is IMO probably the best ever. Have you heard the latest album from Barker for example?
It's a matter of taste, really, but 2 albums I couldn't do without are Camel's "The Snow Goose" & the London Symphony Orchestra's version of the Who's "TOMMY".
Goes hand-in-hand with both Vapourspace - Themes from Vapourspace, and Reload - A Collection of Short Stories IMHO.The 90’s electronic masterpiece, Global Communication’s 76:14 would be a worthy inclusion.
I was going to suggest Ozric Tentacles, I have a number of their albums, my favourites being the four you mentioned. Looking on my NAS I have 19 of their albums.What a great list even if I don't like half of the music on it
Can I suggest anyone who's not heard them give Ozric Tentacles a try.
Not mentioned on this list anywhere then again I'm sure they're well known to many but I'm always happy when I introduce someone new to their style of electro fusion world music.
Erpland
Strageitude
Jurassic Shift
Pungent Effluent
Any of those albums for a starter but there's a lot more out there. Eat Static are another group associated with them and also similar.
G
Never heard of this album before (or most on the list) so I fired up Spotify and.... What a load of shit! Couldn't make it through the first track, couldn't make it through the second track, switched it off!'Talk Talk - The Colour of Spring. The best album of the 1980s. Nothing more needs to be said.'
Damm right it is
Although that is in the US. I can only find a UK list from 2016 so farJust out of interest (and because I've not heard of any of the albums on this list and only heard of half a dozen of the artists). I googled the best selling albums of all time.
A much more familiar list to me, although there is still plenty there I would skip..
The 50 best-selling albums of all time
The Beatles, Garth Brooks, and Led Zeppelin appeared multiple times on the list, but didn't take the top spot.www.businessinsider.com
Although I have a lot on that list it is a USA based one. Lot of crap on it and it's dominated by the Beatles, Garth Brookes, Zep and Floyd.Just out of interest (and because I've not heard of any of the albums on this list and only heard of half a dozen of the artists). I googled the best selling albums of all time.
A much more familiar list to me, although there is still plenty there I would skip..
The 50 best-selling albums of all time
The Beatles, Garth Brooks, and Led Zeppelin appeared multiple times on the list, but didn't take the top spot.www.businessinsider.com
Each to their own I suppose. I'm not sure why you would find that album quite so offensive if you're a fan of 'music' generally. But I suppose if your musical tastes are more niche you are probably going to hate it!Never heard of this album before (or most on the list) so I fired up Spotify and.... What a load of sh*t! Couldn't make it through the first track, couldn't make it through the second track, switched it off!
It was like a cross between elevator music and music to slit your wrists to!
Yeh, have to agree this is all very subjective. What means a lot to one person means diddly to someone else. I suppose nostalgia has a lot to do with what music you still like now from your past. A particular time in your life when certain tracks or albums leave a permanent mark. Whereas other stuff has been erased and forgotten. It all makes for lively debate thoughI can't say the Talk Talk album really set my world on fire, but then I only listened to it for the first time in the last few years. It's got some great tracks on for sure, but some others didn't do much for me and there's other 80's albums I'd easily put above this. That of course could be because they were albums I listed to back at the time and they transport me back to that era. Each to their own
Wouldn't it be a boring world if we all liked the same music. I thought the late 1970s through the 1980s was absolute crap for music.Each to their own I suppose. I'm not sure why you would find that album quite so offensive if your a fan of 'music' generally. But I suppose if your musical tastes are more niche you are probably going to hate it!